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data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/2012-08-24-16.30.23_custom-2f62322caa163eb8c9ba69ce899d2aa0b7cc22d9.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" class="img" alt="" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Gandoufly steamed clams are a favorite snack on Egypt's Mediterranean coast, where Egyptians flock on the weekends to escape Cairo's heat and humidity. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Kimberly Adams </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Kimberly Adams </span> </div> </div> <p>In the summer, many middle- and upper-class Egyptians flee the sweltering heat and humidity of Cairo to a string of private beach communities that hug the Mediterranean coast. Here, the weather is cooler and the breeze off the sea carries the shouts of snack sellers. Those vendors make it possible for beachgoers to purchase snacks without leaving the shade of their umbrellas.</p> <div id="res160387956" class="bucketwrap image medium"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="" style=" --source-width: 2145; --source-height: 1657; " > <picture> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/wafers_custom-02e127efce7d55d0070fb1e6646ba37534b152e0.jpg?s=200&c=85&f=webp 200w, https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/wafers_custom-02e127efce7d55d0070fb1e6646ba37534b152e0.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=webp 300w, https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/wafers_custom-02e127efce7d55d0070fb1e6646ba37534b152e0.jpg?s=400&c=85&f=webp 400w, https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/wafers_custom-02e127efce7d55d0070fb1e6646ba37534b152e0.jpg?s=600&c=85&f=webp 600w, https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/wafers_custom-02e127efce7d55d0070fb1e6646ba37534b152e0.jpg?s=800&c=85&f=webp 800w, https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/wafers_custom-02e127efce7d55d0070fb1e6646ba37534b152e0.jpg?s=1600&c=85&f=webp 1600w" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/wafers_custom-02e127efce7d55d0070fb1e6646ba37534b152e0.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" sizes="(min-width: 1300px) 300px, (min-width: 1025px) 300px, (min-width: 768px) 252px, calc(100vw - 30px)" class="img" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/wafers_custom-02e127efce7d55d0070fb1e6646ba37534b152e0.jpg?s=200&c=85&f=jpeg 200w, https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/wafers_custom-02e127efce7d55d0070fb1e6646ba37534b152e0.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg 300w, https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/wafers_custom-02e127efce7d55d0070fb1e6646ba37534b152e0.jpg?s=400&c=85&f=jpeg 400w, https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/wafers_custom-02e127efce7d55d0070fb1e6646ba37534b152e0.jpg?s=600&c=85&f=jpeg 600w, https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/wafers_custom-02e127efce7d55d0070fb1e6646ba37534b152e0.jpg?s=800&c=85&f=jpeg 800w, https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/wafers_custom-02e127efce7d55d0070fb1e6646ba37534b152e0.jpg?s=1600&c=85&f=jpeg 1600w" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/wafers_custom-02e127efce7d55d0070fb1e6646ba37534b152e0.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" sizes="(min-width: 1300px) 300px, (min-width: 1025px) 300px, (min-width: 768px) 252px, calc(100vw - 30px)" class="img" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/wafers_custom-02e127efce7d55d0070fb1e6646ba37534b152e0.jpg?s=1100&c=50&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/wafers_custom-02e127efce7d55d0070fb1e6646ba37534b152e0.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" class="img" alt="" fetchpriority="high" /> </picture> <div class="enlarge-options"> <a class="enlargelink" href="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/wafers_enl-88f7114c055eb25fd7e25f0b329a83e83e24cda3.jpg?s=2600&c=100&f=jpeg">Enlarge this image</a> </div> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Freska are small, sweet treats — thin, crispy wafers sandwiching patties of sesame, peanuts or coconut, often held together by honey or sugar. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Kimberly Adams </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Kimberly Adams </span> </div> <div class="enlarge_measure"> <div class="img_wrap"> <picture> <source data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/wafers_enl-88f7114c055eb25fd7e25f0b329a83e83e24cda3.jpg?s=2600&c=100&f=webp" type="image/webp"> <source data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/wafers_enl-88f7114c055eb25fd7e25f0b329a83e83e24cda3.jpg?s=2600&c=100&f=jpeg" type="image/jpeg"> <img data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/wafers_enl-88f7114c055eb25fd7e25f0b329a83e83e24cda3.jpg?s=2600&c=100&f=jpeg" alt="" /> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="enlarge_html"> <div class="image_data"> <p class="caption">Freska are small, sweet treats — thin, crispy wafers sandwiching patties of sesame, peanuts or coconut, often held together by honey or sugar.</p> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Kimberly Adams </span> </div> </div> </div> <p>Up and down the lengths of the white sand beaches, Yasser Yunis, 35, carries a large box on his back, leveraged across one shoulder. He shouts, "Freska!" — the name of the sweets that are visible through the clear windows on the bright green box. He says that in the summer, he sells these treats at the resort from morning until sunset.</p> <p>Freska are small, sweet treats — thin, crispy wafers sandwiching patties of sesame, peanuts or coconut, often held together by honey or sugar. There are also larger ones — bigger than your hand — that just have a thin smear of sticky honey holding them together.</p> <aside id="ad-backstage-wrap" class="ad-wrap backstage" aria-label="advertisement"> <div class="ad-header "><span>Sponsor Message</span></div> <div id="ad-backstage-Arts___Life_Food" class="ad-config ad-backstage has-refresh-enabled" data-ad-config='{"network":"\/6735\/","site":{"desktop":"n6735.NPR","mobile":"n6735.NPRMOBILE"},"zone":"Arts___Life_Food","targets":{"testserver":"false","isPodcastEpisode":"false","storyId":"160386523","program":"Weekend_Edition_Saturday","agg":["157506473"]},"location":"backstage","deferred":false,"isBetweenContent":true,"overflowCount":null,"hasRefreshEnabled":true,"isOutstreamVideoEnabled":true}'></div> <div class="ad-footer "></div> </aside> <p>For about a quarter each, you can buy enough freska to share with your family as you relax on the beach, enjoying the view of the turquoise-blue water.</p> <p>Another beachfront favorite is gandoufly steamed clams. "I do love them, and I can't get them anywhere else but here," says Dalia Ezz el-Din, 32, an e-marketing account manager in Cairo.</p> <p>She makes the 2 1/2-hour trek up from the city each weekend with her family, and she sits on her blanket with eight aluminum foil containers of the clams, cooked with spices and peppers. The family plans to chow down after a dip in the sea.</p> <div id="res160387441" class="bucketwrap image medium"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="" style=" --source-width: 3263; --source-height: 2259; " > <picture> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/2012-08-24-16.29.11_custom-4c17c7dd38f35c0d6527f6cbdf2b49f30b467039.jpg?s=200&c=85&f=webp 200w, https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/2012-08-24-16.29.11_custom-4c17c7dd38f35c0d6527f6cbdf2b49f30b467039.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=webp 300w, https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/2012-08-24-16.29.11_custom-4c17c7dd38f35c0d6527f6cbdf2b49f30b467039.jpg?s=400&c=85&f=webp 400w, https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/2012-08-24-16.29.11_custom-4c17c7dd38f35c0d6527f6cbdf2b49f30b467039.jpg?s=600&c=85&f=webp 600w, https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/2012-08-24-16.29.11_custom-4c17c7dd38f35c0d6527f6cbdf2b49f30b467039.jpg?s=800&c=85&f=webp 800w, https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/2012-08-24-16.29.11_custom-4c17c7dd38f35c0d6527f6cbdf2b49f30b467039.jpg?s=1600&c=85&f=webp 1600w" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/2012-08-24-16.29.11_custom-4c17c7dd38f35c0d6527f6cbdf2b49f30b467039.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" sizes="(min-width: 1300px) 300px, (min-width: 1025px) 300px, (min-width: 768px) 252px, calc(100vw - 30px)" class="img" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/2012-08-24-16.29.11_custom-4c17c7dd38f35c0d6527f6cbdf2b49f30b467039.jpg?s=200&c=85&f=jpeg 200w, https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/2012-08-24-16.29.11_custom-4c17c7dd38f35c0d6527f6cbdf2b49f30b467039.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg 300w, https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/2012-08-24-16.29.11_custom-4c17c7dd38f35c0d6527f6cbdf2b49f30b467039.jpg?s=400&c=85&f=jpeg 400w, https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/2012-08-24-16.29.11_custom-4c17c7dd38f35c0d6527f6cbdf2b49f30b467039.jpg?s=600&c=85&f=jpeg 600w, https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/2012-08-24-16.29.11_custom-4c17c7dd38f35c0d6527f6cbdf2b49f30b467039.jpg?s=800&c=85&f=jpeg 800w, https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/2012-08-24-16.29.11_custom-4c17c7dd38f35c0d6527f6cbdf2b49f30b467039.jpg?s=1600&c=85&f=jpeg 1600w" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/2012-08-24-16.29.11_custom-4c17c7dd38f35c0d6527f6cbdf2b49f30b467039.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" sizes="(min-width: 1300px) 300px, (min-width: 1025px) 300px, (min-width: 768px) 252px, calc(100vw - 30px)" class="img" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/2012-08-24-16.29.11_custom-4c17c7dd38f35c0d6527f6cbdf2b49f30b467039.jpg?s=1100&c=50&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/2012-08-24-16.29.11_custom-4c17c7dd38f35c0d6527f6cbdf2b49f30b467039.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" class="img" alt="" loading="lazy" /> </picture> <div class="enlarge-options"> <a class="enlargelink" href="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/2012-08-24-16.29.11_enl-3886168ceeefe32d73bfc741ffd6e6e87c42741f.jpg?s=2600&c=100&f=jpeg">Enlarge this image</a> </div> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Vendor Amr Abd Elaal balances a tray of gandoufly steamed clams and foil-wrapped half lemons. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Kimberly Adams </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Kimberly Adams </span> </div> <div class="enlarge_measure"> <div class="img_wrap"> <picture> <source data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/2012-08-24-16.29.11_enl-3886168ceeefe32d73bfc741ffd6e6e87c42741f.jpg?s=2600&c=100&f=webp" type="image/webp"> <source data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/2012-08-24-16.29.11_enl-3886168ceeefe32d73bfc741ffd6e6e87c42741f.jpg?s=2600&c=100&f=jpeg" type="image/jpeg"> <img data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/31/2012-08-24-16.29.11_enl-3886168ceeefe32d73bfc741ffd6e6e87c42741f.jpg?s=2600&c=100&f=jpeg" alt="" /> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="enlarge_html"> <div class="image_data"> <p class="caption">Vendor Amr Abd Elaal balances a tray of gandoufly steamed clams and foil-wrapped half lemons.</p> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Kimberly Adams </span> </div> </div> </div> <p>"We were waiting, actually, for the gandoufly guy," Ezz el-Din says. "When the kids saw him today, they were so happy. They were like, 'Call him, please!' "</p> <p>One of those gandoufly guys is Amr Abd Elaal, 29, who shuffles his bare feet through the warm sand while carefully balancing a tray of clams and foil-wrapped half lemons.</p> <p>"It's fresh from the sea," he says. "I got it and cooked it this morning. If I leave it for two or three hours it will all go bad."</p> <p>He has to sell his supply quickly, but takes a moment to describe their preparation. 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